[Dailydrool] AZBHR says goodbye to 2 of our foster dogs today.

[Kim Bruck]

 From Robin our awesome VP of AZBHR: The first is Shadow - she was a 
forever foster that was diagnosed with ...Pancreatic Cancer and was 
bleeding into her stomach. She had stopped eating and the vets believe 
that she was in considerable pain. The Straussers have been her foster 
home for the last couple months, but Shadow originally started with the 
Briggs. Shadow did get to make her foster walk at the HOWL this year and 
will be missed by her foster family.

The second is Dustin - he was the lone foster basset in boarding. Dustin 
died from bloat while being prepped for surgery. Bloat is a horrible 
painful condition that causes the stomach to flip, many times it comes 
on fast and nothing can be done. I have attached a link about the signs 
of bloat and how to avoid it. Bassets rank 7th on the list of top breeds 
to get bloat, so please take a couple moments to read the article. 
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2090&aid=402 The worst part 
of the Dustin's story is that he never got to spend any time in a loving 
foster home. Dustin had spent the last 30 plus days in boarding. The 
folks at the boarding facility took great care of him, but no matter how 
wonderful they were he was still in a kennel situation. I can not 
express how much we are in need of foster homes. If you have ever 
thought about fostering, now is time - even if it is only once, it can 
make a HUGE difference.

AZBHR as well as many rescues are beyond capacity and need foster 
homes....contact your local rescue to help.

I had the opportunity to walk Dustin a couple weeks ago and he was a 
handsome boy and very friendly....my heart goes out to Shadow's foster 
family.  God Speed to Shadow and Dustin.  Fly free.
Thank you to all the rescues for what you do.

Kim Bruck,
President, AZBHR